Curtain holder



G. A. EFFORD.

CURTAIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1920.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

1 l l ll Grace, Al? ffOl d INVENTOR BY My ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 7,1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GRACE A. EFFORD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed May 10,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE A. Erronn, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois ,have invented new and use supporting one half or section of adrapery or curtain, and each being pivoted to one side of the windowcasing whereby either or both of said members may be independently swungaway from the casing so that free access may be obtained to the casingand sashes proclaiming the same.

. drapery supporting devices may be applied A further object is toprovide swinging drapery supports, each comprising a longitudinallyadjustable member, and each having means for sustaining both. members inconfronting alignment as well as means for sustaining the same whenswung away from each other to allow free access to the casing andsashes.

' A still further object of the invention is to produce a draperysupport for window casings that shall be of a simple construction, cheapto manufacture, easily applied to the window casing, and one which willeffectively support a drapery in align with the window casing to bringthe drapery thereagainst, and in align with the said window casing tobring the drapery away from the casing and permit free access to thecasing and sashes carried thereby.

The foregoing objects, and others which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction,combination and operative arrangement of parts such as is disclosed bythe drawings.

' In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating theapplication of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a similar view of one of the parts constituting theimprovement removed from the casing.

Fi re 3 is a detail sectional view approxlmately on the line 33 ofFigure .2.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional view ap proximately on the line 44 ofFigure 2.

It will be understood from the following description that two of myimproved 1920. Serial No. 380,332.

1 to each side of the window casing, the same being so proportioned thatone will be disposed outward of the other, whereby two draperies, suchas a lace curtain, and an outer drapery may be attached to the samecasing. However, in the drawings I have disclosed but one of my devices,applied to each side of the casing 1.

My improvement contemplates the employment of brackets 2, one as stated,to be attached to each side of the casing 1. Each of the brackets 2includes a body plate 3 having upper and lower outstanding lugs 4 and 5respectively. The plate 3, outward of the lugs has transverse openingstherethrough for the reception of securing elements 6. Both of the lugs4 and 5 have aligned openings and the said openings are round. The upperlug 4 is provided with a transverse concaved depression or channel 7which intersets the referred to round opening. Preferably, but notnecessarily, the outer wall of the channel 7 at the sides'of the lug 4is'beveled as at 8.

The round openings in the lugs, indicated by the numerals 10 aredesigned to receive therethrough and provide guide bearings for theinner angle arms 12 of the rods 13. The rods are round in cross-sectionand are of a size to be snugly received in the channels 7 of thebrackets. It will be apparent that when the rods 13 are swung over theface of the casing the said rods will be supported by the bearingsafforded by the channels in align with the inner casing and with thesashes carried thereby. It .will be further apparent that the rods 13are susceptible to the outward swinging and that when the same arebrought into the opposite portion of the channel 7 than that occupied.when arranged against the inner casing the said rods will be supportedin such position. The bevelled corners 8 permit of the outward movementof the rods, as will, that to be understood.

On the outer ends of the rods '13 are telescopic extensions 14. Themembers 14 are provided with notches that form inturned lugs 15 whichare received in grooves 16 in the rods 13. The outer ends of the sections 14 are upturned or may be provided with notches as indicated bythe numerals 17 and preferably said ends of the extensions havedepending ornamented chain elements 18 secured thereto.

It is, of course to be understood that the drapery is arranged over therods 13 and their extensions 14. Each of the rods having the telescopicextensions permits of the arrangement of my device upon window casingsof varying widths. The chains 18 allow the operator to swing the rods onthe brackets and. when the same are positioned in the channels 7 asheretofore mentioned, free access may be obtained to the casing and tothe sashes carried thereby so that the casing and sashes may be cleaned.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is v A curtain holdercomprising a bracket, an

angle rod rotatably supported by said-

